Certified Surgical Technologist/ORT Labor & Delivery- FlexStaff

Northwell Health•New York, NY

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Technician implements and communicates the age-specific plan of care, providing thorough reports at shift changes. This role involves coordinating with team members for special equipment and supplies, and ensuring care aligns with established policies. Key responsibilities include participating in operating room setup and breakdown, connecting necessary equipment like suction and electrocautery, and maintaining adequate stock for patient care. The technician is crucial in monitoring infection control and sterilization standards, establishing and maintaining a sterile field, and ensuring aseptic technique among the surgical team. They are responsible for decontaminating instruments, assisting with processing and sterilization, and managing waste disposal. The position requires performing sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with the RN, taking corrective action for discrepancies, and ensuring the safe use and proper functioning of all equipment. The technician also "second assists" the surgeon as needed, anticipating and securing surgical supplies, holding retractors, and assisting with patient care procedures such as specimen labeling and surgical skin prep. Related duties are performed as assigned, adhering to ADA Essential Functions.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Surgical Technologist, required.
Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.
Completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification, preferred

Responsibilities

Implements and communicates the age specific plan of care and gives thorough reports at change of shift and relief time.
Communicates with team members regarding the need for special equipment and supplies, and implementation of care per established policy.
Participates in turnover activities and room set up for each surgical procedure, including connection of suction, electrical cords, power cables and electrocautery.
Breaks down operating room following each surgical procedure.
Assists with ensuring adequate supply of stock for patient care.
Monitors each case to ensure all infection control measures are met and all sterilization standards are adhered to.
Establishes and maintains a sterile field and monitors the aseptic technique of the surgical team; documents accordingly and takes corrective action, as necessary.
Adheres to and monitors principles of aseptic techniques in the clinical environment including use of sterile instruments and supplies.
Follows procedure for decontaminating of all instruments used during the procedure and assists with instrument processing and sterilization.
Maintains environmental controls and takes appropriate precautions regarding waste disposal.
Performs sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with the RN according to policy.
Takes appropriate action when counts are incorrect.
Ensures appropriate and safe use of equipment and instrumentation prior, during and post-operatively.
“Second assists” as needed under the direction of the surgeon.
Correctly holds retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician.
Anticipates the need for surgical equipment and supplies and secures same.
Checks and or troubleshoots equipment for proper functioning prior to use and removes malfunctioning equipment for repair.
Assists surgeon with patient care procedures including proper labeling of all specimens from surgical field, tapping mallet and cutting suture (licensed personnel only) and performing surgical skin prep.
Performs related duties as assigned.